Mon, 09 Mar 2026, 14:08 PM C Gas Eliminator Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 5 eliminations in C Gas Eliminator at the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series, 68th annual Good Vibrations Motorsports March Meet:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7009 Erick Hopkins                              Bye
E5   ****WINNER****  0.001  9.602 145.18     
          CG Index: 9.60 (+/-):  0.002    
 Prior rounds:
E4    (E Plaizier  ) 0.019  9.769  0.169   
E3    (C Rea       ) 0.033  9.626  0.026   
E2    (B Dyson     ) 0.035  9.871  0.271   
E1    (D Davis     ) 0.031  9.966  0.366   
 Qualified:             #5  9.605  0.005                     Bye

NOTE: Actual lanes not known. Winner listed first.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  712 Brian Smith                          7234 Kent Coomes                  
E5   ****WINNER****  0.004  9.539 142.04                     0.019  9.516 142.29
          CG Index: 9.60 (+/-): -0.061              CG Index: 9.60 (+/-): -0.084
 Prior rounds:
E4    (W Anderson  ) 0.012  9.610  0.010                     0.065  9.440 -0.160
E3                   0.087  9.608  0.008      (R Simrock   ) 0.004  9.604  0.004
E2    (S Madrigal  ) 0.011  9.643  0.043      (P Giacalone ) 0.024  9.591 -0.009
E1    (G Melton    ) 0.031  9.654  0.054      (J Bittle    ) 0.027  9.668  0.068
 Qualified:            #19  9.696  0.096                       #15  9.646  0.046

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink